Naples Winter Wine Festival Meet the Kids Day 2011

Yleana Batista, a teacher at Fun Time Early Childhood Academy, encourages children from the back of the room as they sing a song on stage during Meet the Kids Day 2011 on Friday at the YMCA of the Palms in Naples. The event was held to allow Naples Winter Wine Festival guests interact with kids and administration from the 22 children's charities helped by the Naples Children & Education Foundation. Lexey Swall/Staff

Scenes from Meet the Kids Day 2011 on Friday at the YMCA of the Palms in Naples. The event was held to allow Naples Winter Wine Festival guests interact with kids and administration from the 22 children's charities helped by the Naples Children & Education Foundation. Lexey Swall/Staff

Judith Liegeois, and others clap for the children from the Gaynor Child Development Center during Meet the Kids Day 2011 on Friday at the YMCA of the Palms in Naples. The event was held to allow Naples Winter Wine Festival guests interact with kids and administration from the 22 children's charities helped by the Naples Children & Education Foundation. Lexey Swall/Staff

Naples Winter Wine Festival trustees Scott and Simone Lutgert, from right, and auctioneer Anne Colgin, center, laugh as they watch a performance of the reading of the book "The Giraffe Made Her Laugh" during Meet the Kids Day 2011 on Friday at the YMCA of the Palms in Naples. The event was held to allow Naples Winter Wine Festival guests interact with kids and administration from the 22 children's charities helped by the Naples Children & Education Foundation. Lexey Swall/Staff

Festival chair Cynthia Sherman and Miranda King, right, watch as Jeremy Brister, left, and Vincent Bradbury dance while playing the part of giraffe's during a reading of the book "The Giraffe Made Her Laugh" at Meet the Kids Day 2011 on Friday at the YMCA of the Palms in Naples. The event was held to allow Naples Winter Wine Festival guests interact with kids and administration from the 22 children's charities helped by the Naples Children & Education Foundation. Lexey Swall/Staff

Festival chair Cynthia Sherman and Miranda King, right, watch as Jeremy Brister, left, and Vincent Bradbury dance while playing the part of giraffe's during a reading of the book "The Giraffe Made Her Laugh" at Meet the Kids Day 2011 on Friday at the YMCA of the Palms in Naples. The event was held to allow Naples Winter Wine Festival guests interact with kids and administration from the 22 children's charities helped by the Naples Children & Education Foundation. Lexey Swall/Staff

Festival chair Cynthia Sherman and Miranda King, right, watch as Jeremy Brister, left, and Vincent Bradbury dance while playing the part of giraffe's during a reading of the book "The Giraffe Made Her Laugh" at Meet the Kids Day 2011 on Friday at the YMCA of the Palms in Naples. The event was held to allow Naples Winter Wine Festival guests interact with kids and administration from the 22 children's charities helped by the Naples Children & Education Foundation. Lexey Swall/Staff

Cynthia Sherman, center, hugs Monique Moise a 19-year-old former foster child who has been helped through Friends of Foster Care of Southwest Florida, after Moise gave a speech about her life and and a verse to a song she wrote during Meet the Kids Day 2011 on Friday at the YMCA of the Palms in Naples. The event was held to allow Naples Winter Wine Festival guests interact with kids and administration from the 22 children's charities helped by the Naples Children & Education Foundation. Lexey Swall/Staff

Cynthia Sherman, center, and others give a standing ovation to Monique Moise, a 19-year-old former foster child who has been helped through Friends of Foster Care of Southwest Florida, during Meet the Kids Day 2011 on Friday at the YMCA of the Palms in Naples. The event was held to allow Naples Winter Wine Festival guests interact with kids and administration from the 22 children's charities helped by the Naples Children & Education Foundation. Lexey Swall/Staff

Scott and Simone Lutgert shed tears while listening to the story of Monique Moise, a 19-year-old former foster child who has been helped through Friends of Foster Care of Southwest Florida, during Meet the Kids Day 2011 on Friday at the YMCA of the Palms in Naples. The event was held to allow Naples Winter Wine Festival guests interact with kids and administration from the 22 children's charities helped by the Naples Children & Education Foundation. Lexey Swall/Staff

Vintner Garen Staglin sheds tears while listening to the story of Monique Moise, a 19-year-old former foster child who has been helped through Friends of Foster Care of Southwest Florida, during Meet the Kids Day 2011 on Friday at the YMCA of the Palms in Naples. The event was held to allow Naples Winter Wine Festival guests interact with kids and administration from the 22 children's charities helped by the Naples Children & Education Foundation. Lexey Swall/Staff

Dylan Chatham, 4, right, blows kisses to the audience with his father Jay Chatham during Meet the Kids Day 2011 on Friday at the YMCA of the Palms in Naples. Jay Chatham spoke at Friday's event to express how Able Academy, one of the charities to receive money raised from the Naples Winter Wine Festival, has helped Dylan advance in his learning. The event was held to allow Naples Winter Wine Festival guests interact with kids and administration from the 22 children's charities helped by the Naples Children & Education Foundation. Lexey Swall/Staff

Scenes from Meet the Kids Day 2011 on Friday at the YMCA of the Palms in Naples. The event was held to allow Naples Winter Wine Festival guests interact with kids and administration from the 22 children's charities helped by the Naples Children & Education Foundation. Lexey Swall/Staff

Monique Moise, a 19-year-old former foster child who has been helped through Friends of Foster Care of Southwest Florida, is comfortaed after she gave an emotional speech about her life in foster care during Meet the Kids Day 2011 on Friday at the YMCA of the Palms in Naples. The event was held to allow Naples Winter Wine Festival guests interact with kids and administration from the 22 children's charities helped by the Naples Children & Education Foundation. Lexey Swall/Staff

Dylan Chatham, 4, is walked up the aisle by his Able Academy teacher, Jennifer Schaaf, to meet his father Jay Chatham during Meet the Kids Day 2011 on Friday at the YMCA of the Palms in Naples. Able Academy is one of the recipients of money from the Naples Winter Wine Festival. Jay Chatham spoke at Friday's event to express how the school has helped Dylan advance in his learning. The event was held to allow Naples Winter Wine Festival guests interact with kids and administration from the 22 children's charities helped by the Naples Children & Education Foundation. Lexey Swall/Staff

Anne Welsh McNulty, the Naples Winter Wine Festival 2011 Grant Chair, talks with guests during Meet the Kids Day 2011 on Friday at the YMCA of the Palms in Naples. The event was held to allow Naples Winter Wine Festival guests interact with kids and administration from the 22 children's charities helped by the Naples Children & Education Foundation. Lexey Swall/Staff

Naples Winter Wine Festival trustee Ron Balser wears a homemade crown during Meet the Kids Day 2011 on Friday at the YMCA of the Palms in Naples. The event was held to allow Naples Winter Wine Festival guests interact with kids and administration from the 22 children's charities helped by the Naples Children & Education Foundation. Lexey Swall/Staff

Cynthia Sherman, second from left, a trustee for the Napels Winter Wine Festival, shows one of her festive necklaces to Antonella, Jimenez, 5, from left, Ethan Figeroa, 5, and Emma Grace Foege, 3, during Meet the Kids Day 2011 on Friday at the YMCA of the Palms in Naples. The event was held to allow Naples Winter Wine Festival guests interact with kids and administration from the 22 children's charities helped by the Naples Children & Education Foundation. Lexey Swall/Staff

Yleana Batista, a teacher at Fun Time Early Childhood Academy reads "Grow Flower Grow" to Shakira Perry, 5, right, and Vanika Charles, 5, center, during Meet the Kids Day 2011 on Friday at the YMCA of the Palms in Naples. The event was held to allow Naples Winter Wine Festival guests interact with kids and administration from the 22 children's charities helped by the Naples Children & Education Foundation. Lexey Swall/Staff

Yleana Batista, a teacher at Fun Time Early Childhood Academy reads "Grow Flower Grow" to Shakira Perry, 5, right, and Vanika Charles, 5, center, during Meet the Kids Day 2011 on Friday at the YMCA of the Palms in Naples. The event was held to allow Naples Winter Wine Festival guests interact with kids and administration from the 22 children's charities helped by the Naples Children & Education Foundation. Lexey Swall/Staff

Festival chair Cynthia Sherman, left, compares crowns with Miranda King, during a reading of the book "The Giraffe Made Her Laugh" at Meet the Kids Day 2011 on Friday at the YMCA of the Palms in Naples. The event was held to allow Naples Winter Wine Festival guests interact with kids and administration from the 22 children's charities helped by the Naples Children & Education Foundation. Lexey Swall/Staff

Festival chair person Cynthia Sherman, right, crowned by Beth Hatch, child care services director for the YMCA, before children read to her the book "The Giraffe Made Her Laugh" during Meet the Kids Day 2011 on Friday at the YMCA of the Palms in Naples. The event was held to allow Naples Winter Wine Festival guests interact with kids and administration from the 22 children's charities helped by the Naples Children & Education Foundation. Lexey Swall/Staff

Monique Moise, a 19-year-old former foster child who has been helped through Friends of Foster Care of Southwest Florida, is comfortaed after she gave an emotional speech about her life in foster care during Meet the Kids Day 2011 on Friday at the YMCA of the Palms in Naples. The event was held to allow Naples Winter Wine Festival guests interact with kids and administration from the 22 children's charities helped by the Naples Children & Education Foundation. Lexey Swall/Staff

Monique Moise, 19, sings a verse of a song she wrote after telling her story about being in foster care and how the Friends of Foster Care of Southwest Florida helped her during Meet the Kids Day 2011 on Friday at the YMCA of the Palms in Naples. The event was held to allow Naples Winter Wine Festival guests interact with kids and administration from the 22 children's charities helped by the Naples Children & Education Foundation. Lexey Swall/Staff

Monique Moise, 19, sings a verse of a song she wrote after telling her story about being in foster care and how the Friends of Foster Care of Southwest Florida helped her during Meet the Kids Day 2011 on Friday at the YMCA of the Palms in Naples. The event was held to allow Naples Winter Wine Festival guests interact with kids and administration from the 22 children's charities helped by the Naples Children & Education Foundation. Lexey Swall/Staff

Monique Moise, 19, wipes away tears as she tells her story about being in foster care and how the Friends of Foster Care of Southwest Florida helped her during Meet the Kids Day 2011 on Friday at the YMCA of the Palms in Naples. The event was held to allow Naples Winter Wine Festival guests interact with kids and administration from the 22 children's charities helped by the Naples Children & Education Foundation. Lexey Swall/Staff